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▲ 518 ▼

Controller: Samsung 3 Core MEX. Memory: Samsung 19nm Toggle Mode TLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Controller: Intel 29F32B08MCMF2. Flash Memory: Intel 20nm MLC. Release date: Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+8%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 73,496 user samples
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68,337 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 126% 450GB free
Worst Bench: 72% 150GB free (System drive)
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
SPEED RANK: 246th / 1074
5,159 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 110% 215GB free
Worst Bench: 71% 352GB free
Poor: 71% Great: 110%
SPEED RANK: 277th / 1074
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		103 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+8% 		95.9 %
Average Score 
+6%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		468 MB/s Faster read speed.
+21% 		388 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		381 MB/s 432 MB/s Faster write speed.
+13%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		39.2 MB/s Faster random read.
+29% 		30.4 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		85.6 MB/s 85.7 MB/s +0%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		344 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+10% 		314 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		49.6 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+36% 		36.5 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		298 MB/s 409 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+37%
Peak Score 
+16%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		508 MB/s Faster peak read speed.
+20% 		425 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		486 MB/s +1% 483 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		46.2 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+31% 		35.3 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		116 MB/s +1% 115 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		420 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+22% 		345 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		60.5 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+43% 		42.3 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		445 MB/s 478 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+7%
Value & Sentiment 
+72%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % Hugely higher market share.
+200% 		0.01 %
Value
Value For Money 		16.5 % Much better value.
+53% 		10.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 51 %
Price
Price (score) 		$150 Much cheaper.
+35% 		$230
Nice To Haves 
+2%
Age
Newest 		125+ Months 123 Months +2%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		385 MB/s +4% 370 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		362 MB/s Faster peak deep queue write.
+12% 		322 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,272 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+8% 		1,178 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		255 MB/s 320 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+25%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		338 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue read.
+7% 		317 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		287 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+6% 		270 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		218 MB/s 281 MB/s Faster deep queue mixed IO.
+29%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		500GB 480GB
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